Vacuum-tube mounting



` April 14, 1925.

J. W. RDU

VACUUM TUBE MOUNTING Patented Apr. 14, 1925. i y 1,533,2itb

UNITED STAT-ss PATENT Fries."

Jenin W. nano, or NEW YORK, N. Y.. assrGNon To wnsrmonousn nnncrnrcconr- PANY, INCORPORATED, or NEW YORK, N. Y., A consommenor nnw vomVACUUM-TUBE MOUNTING.

Application tiled December 21, 1820. Serial No. 432,171.

Toalwhomitqnay concern.- is provided with means for holding a. Be itknown that I, JOHN W. RADU, a. vacuum tube 11 and with means 12 forcitizen of the United States resi 'Y c. at being connected with thecircuits for the NewYork, inthe countyy ci New ork, tube. Attechedftothe lower face of the 55 State of New York, have invented ce1-tuinsocket is the endless resilient member 13 new and useful Improvements inVacuumwhich is of substantially rectangular con- Tube Mountings, ofwhich the following figuration. Intermediate the corners ofthe is alfull, clear, concise, and exact descripresilient member 13 are providedprojet tion. y tions '14 and 15 extendin alternately in 60' 1o Thisinvention relates to mountings for opposite directions from t e mainportion electrical apparatus such for yex.mple as of the resilientmember 13. In each of vacuum' tubes und has for its object the theseoffset portions is provided en aper-` provision of o mounting for suchapparatus ture. Bolts 16 extending through the socket of @character toprotect it against injury are passed tbroughthe apertures in the 65 romexternal blows or other disturbances. projections 15 and the resilientmember 13 As is well-known it is essential for the is rigidly attachedto the socket by means proper operation of a. vacuum tube that the ofthe nuts 17. The resilient member is various electrodes thereof bemaintained in adi-pred to be attached to a. supporting a 'certainpredetermined spaced errangestructure by means of screws or the like 7020 ment relative to each other. Because of the passing through theuperturesin oiset p0rcomparatively light construction of the tio'is111-.

electrodes of a vacuum tube a slight blow )L resilient member of thistype eectisoten effective to cause vibration of the tively cushions nvacuum tube against aelectrodes which will vary their relation to blowfrom Aany direction. It may yield 75 25 such an extent that the eiciencyof the slightly toward and away from the support- -tuhe is impaired. mgstructure or it mayoscillate about the In accordance with this inventionthe obline extending'between the two offset porjectionable vibration ofthe electrodes is tlOllS 140x about the line extending beprevented byprovidin o resilient mount tween the two oil`set. portions 15. so so ingfor the vacuum tu e of such u nature What.` 1s claimed 1s: y

that any shock or vibration of itsvsupport l In Vlwllum tube muntmg,means for ing structure will be absorbed without being holding a vacuumtube and an endlc .re-

apprcciably transmitted to the electrodes. sillont metallic ribbon, saidribbon having As one specific example of such u mounting prolectlonsextending alternately 1n oppoes it has been found very eil'ective tomount n sito directions, said holding mutans being vacuum tube upon anendless resilient mem- Supported o n one pair of projections and berwhich is providedl with four projecanother pair of said projections,being tions extending alternately in opposite diadapted to rest on'u.support.

rections, two of said projections serving 2. In in vacuum tube mounting,means 9o to vsup ort the tube socket and the other for holding n vacuumtube and :L reetnngu two being adapted to rest'upon the'supportlerresilient member .comprising o mctulhc ing structure. Vitb such anarrangement ribbon, said ribbon being offset intermediate the vacuumtube is cushioned against o, blow the corners of seid rectangle, saidholding from any direction. means being supported on two o f said oii-95 This invention will be better understood Set [101110118 und the othertwo being adopt by having reference to the following spccied t0 TBSI 0X1il Support fication and accompanying drawings where- 3. In a vacuum tubemounting, means in Figure 1 discloses'a socket equipped with for holdingn ivacuum tube and u. resilient a resilient mounting and Figure 2 is ndeframe comprising n. metallic ribbon having 10o 5U tail of :L mounting.oppositely extending offset portions, sai

The tube socket 10 of any desired type holding means being supportedfrom at least one of said offset portions and the reinaifnder of saidoffset portions being udapted to rest on asuport. 4. A vacuum tu emountnq comprising`r f means for holding nvacuunfi tu}e, a resilientframe comprisn n. metallic ribbon having four symmotriea 1y arrangedoppositely extending offset portions, said holding means being supportedon two of said offset portions and the remaining two offset: portions 10being adapted to reston a. support. i

In witness'whereof, I hereunto subscribe my naine this 17th day of Dec.A. D., 1920.

JOHN W. RADU.

least one of said offset portions and the retending offset portions,said holdin means mainder of said offset portions being adaptbeingsupported on t'wo of said o set red to rest on ncsu port. tions and theremmmng two o'set portions 4. A vacuum tu e mountino' comprising beingadapted to ieston a. support.

@ means for holding n. vacuunl tnie, a resilient In witnesswhereof, Ihereunto subscribe frame comprisin a. metalhc ribbon having my name thls17th dey of Deo. A. D., 1920. four symmetrioa 1y arranged oppositely cx-JOHN W. RADU.

Certificate of Correction. It is hereby certified that `the assignee inLetters Pate-nt No. 1,533,210, granted April 14, 1925, upon the aplication of John W. Redu, of New York, N. Y., for anim| rovement inVacuumube'Mountings,- was erroneously described and specie as.Wesbinghousc Electriq Company, Incorpoated whereas said assignee shouldhave been described and specified as Western Ezleajtrc ompany,Incoromted, as shownl by the records of assignments in this oce;Aend-that the'sad Jetters ,Patent should be read with this', correctiontherein that @he same may conform tot-he record of the case in thePatent Uice.

Signed and sealed this 26th day of May, A. D. 1925.

[SEAL] KARLFENNING,

i Aoing Gonwmeqner of Patents.

Certificate of Correction.

It is hereby certified that the assignee in Letters Patent No.1,533,210, granted April 14, 1925, upon the application of .Tnhn W'.Radu, of New York, N. Y., for an improvement in Vauunm-Tube Mountings,"was erroneously described and specified as Westinghouse ElectrieCompany, incorporated, whereas said assignee should have been describedand specified as Western Electric Company, Incorpor/wed, as shown by therecords of assignments in this office; and-that the said `l'Jei/ersPatent .should be read with thiS correction therein that the same mayconform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 26th day of May, A. D. 1925.

[SEAL] KARL, FENNING,

Acting Commiez'oner of Patents.

